Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-19

Isrve ths psaos, rood order, health, benefit
and convenient government Of the said city,
Dubjeot 10 the approval Of the mayor - here.
ncs ssc!scinS ,S one % hundred Va doiiaIs ior sSs
brsach thereof and the same 70 enforcA put
In use and execution BY the proper ofhcerA
and Of their pleasure said lava ordinances
end regulations 70 repeal, Alter ana maAe
that the same shall not b Inconsistent Win
the Constitution and laws q The unissd ssasss
or OF this common wealth."
But p the nsw lsw ssdss ery OtSSr SinS
" to levy and collect taxe: for general reve.
nuo purpooea mot 10 exceed ten mills On the
dollar IN any one year, ON all psrsona, real,
iimiss oS ssid city, taxable according to The
laws Of the Atate Of Pennsylvania for staie
and county~ purposes, the valuation Of such /
property TO be taken from the asosaDed vAlua- /
ton Of the property therein, msde under the
To provide for the assessment and Ooll0c.
ton Of taxes, in addition to the above not OK.
ceeding one per centum on the dollar upon
the assessed valuation In any one year, on all
S.s. and sSns. PwsSn d ID" city W
taxable for state and county purposes, for the
payment Of interest on bonded indebtedness
and for the payment of loans to support the
government and make the necessary I'M
proyements In said city.
To impose poll tax for general revenue
purposes, not exceeding one dollar annually,
on al able bodied male inhabitants between
the ages OF twenty one and fiity yearA
purposes, an annual tax on sGctioneers, con.
tractors, druggists, hawkerA peddlers, pro
duce or merchandise vendors, bankerA
brokers, pswnbrokers, merchants OF all
kinds, persons selling or leasing goods upon
restaurants, tavernA public boarding houses,
saloons, liquor-sellers, bowling alleys, bill.
lizard tables and other gaming tables, drayA
hacks, carriages, omnibuseA carts wagons.
street railway cars, and other vehicles used
10 the city for hire or pay, lumber dealers
furniture Dealers saddle or harness dealers,
stationerA, jewelers., llvery.stable keererA
real estate sgents, market house companies,
insurance companies or agencies, express
companies or agencies, telegraph, telephone,
steam heating, gas, natural gas, electric light
or power companies or agencies, or tndivid.
uals furnishing communication, light heat
or power by any OF the means enumerated,
and regulate the collection Of the same.'
1t will be seen that the present authority OF
Lancaster councils to levy total city tax OF
ono and a-half per cent u extended TO two
per cont the power Is created OF levytng .
| poll or personal tax (; and OF taxing every
kind Of mercantile pursuit for city purposes.
| ENLARGEMENT OF coUNcILMANIc Az.
THoRITY.
The following powers, also conferred anew
| upon councils seem to be . serious enlarge
| ment Of their present authority:
"To purchase, by and with the consent OF
/ msjo jority Of the qualified electors obtained
| ct an election held therefor, at . time and
/ place to be fixed by councils, lands and prem
ises for public parks and TO levy and collect
To have the exclusive right at all times
70 supply the city with gas or other light
and such persona partnerships and corpors.
tons therein a may desire the samei st such
prices - may be agreed upon and also to
have at all times the Unrestricted right to
make erect and maintain the necessary
onildinSs, 3eeAhat3ery and apparatus for man.
make contracts with, and authorize any per.
| son, company or association 20 TO do, and to
give such person, company or association the
I privilege OF supplying gss or other light q
aforesaid for any length OF time not exceed
ITO have the exclusive right at all times
/ to supply the city with water, and such per
sons, partnerships and corporations therein
- may desire the same, at such prices - may
be agreed upon, and for that purpose to have
at all times the unrestricted right to make
erect and maintain all proper WorkA ma
chinery, buildings, cisterns, reservoir pipes
and conduits for the raising, reception, con
| veyauce aud distribution OF water, or x
make contracts with, and authori.e any per
son, company or association so to do, and t.
| give such person, company or association
the priuiiege Of furnishing wdter as dfore
said for any length Of time not exceeding ten
| years.
"To enter upon the land or lands, lot o.
lots OF any person or persons within the city
at all reasonable hours, BY their duly up
pointed city engineer, in order TO set out th'
foundations and regulate the walls to b,
built between party and party, as to thu
| breadth and thick ness thereof, which founda
tion shall be laid equally upon the lands o
the persons between whom such party wal
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reimbursed one moiety Of the charge Of such
| party wall, or for 40 much thereof - the next
builder shall have occasion to make use Of,
before such next builder shall or may use OF
| break into said wall"
Does this Pant mean that the councils OF q
city shall have power TO give . private com
psny the "exclusivs right tor ten years t1
supply its "persons, psrtnershipe and cor
porations " with water or light; and 70 fasten
for that time on them 9 monopoly, from
which there shall be no relief for decade
1t would require most careful legal exam
ination Of the Iorty.seven sections Of Article
vI-and, in all probability, judicial con
would be needed-to determine what power
are 10 be conferred upon the Lancaster coun
ellis in addition to those they now possess II
the event of this bills PASSAGE The sections
quoted will serve to illustrate how decided
/ On the other hand. subsequent sections o
the bill seem to contract and restrict thu
powers OF councils to utterly destroy locs
selfgovernment, and to regulate by state laN
| many details OF administration heretofOr,
| regulated by ordinance and adjusted TO thu
local conditions OF each city.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Art VIII, Relating TO the executive de-
partment makes the term Of the mayoralty
in Lancaster four years instead OF two. 4
renders the incumbeH1 ineligible to reelec
ton. 1t gives him authority, In addition Il
many other powers, "upon OCCASIONS o.
threatened public disorder 70 require and en-
force the closing up of bars, or any establish
ments In which liquors are sold during thu
send bis annual message to councils In Jan
uary instead OF June Instead Of the poles
force being made up In half part OF the con
| stables elect OF the several wards, - the Law
/ now prescribes for Lancaster, councils shall
have power TO dx BY ordinance "the number
rank and compensation Of the member. oi
the city police force, and prescribe all neCes.
sary rules and regulations for the organizs.
| ton and government thereof In accoFdsnce
| with this act, and IL shalt be q nsisdeme0nOr
in office for any policeman TO ask, demand or
l recetpe any other cOmpensdtiOn or reward
whatsoever for his official services, to be fol.
loved by dismissal from office. The mayor
shall nominate, and by ana with the advice
| ana consent OF the select council appoint the
said policemen, and may suspend or dismins
any or all OF them for incompetency, inabil.
~ or misconducL and In like manner shall
Tho new law requires two thirds of the
the mayors veto the executive In sivsn
Il power To votO anv itam ~ an .nn-S.-.